3:10 PM,
Oct. 1, 2013

Written by

Rosanne Greco
South Burlington, Vt.

Your recent excellent analysis of how budget sequestration is affecting military strength neglected to mention how it's devastating our veterans.

The automatic and indiscriminate cuts haven't touched Veterans Affairs yet, although the department may get hit next year, which could slow down the claims process even further for wounded troops just now returning home. But already the cuts have dug into funding for programs that help troops recently returned from Afghanistan retrain ...